Genre/Influences: Rock-goth, dark-rock. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Berlin-based (Germany) formation Vlad In Tears has already…
Genre/Influences:
Rock-goth,
dark-rock.
Format:
Digital,
CD.
Background/Info:
Berlin-based
(Germany) formation Vlad In Tears has already been active for numerous years
now. They have a serious fan base in their homeland and this year are striking
back with their eighth full length album –which is the second one on Echozone.
Content:
The album stands for the uncompromised approach
of Vlad In fusing the energy between dark-rock and gothic music. The vocals are
moving from German into English and back to German. Driven by solid guitar
assaults, which are sometimes leading towards apocalyptic, elevating choruses,
the album is progressively evolving towards a second part featuring 7 acoustic
tracks. These songs are ‘revisited’ versions of former cuts featuring the Alice
In Chains cover “Man In The Box”.
+
+ + :
First of all this album features great artwork, which is always nice to
discover and to have. Next, the album reveals an interesting duality between
heavy, powerful new songs and acoustic, reworked older cuts. I like the
acoustic version revealing a hidden side from the band, which has something
emotional. “How Do You Know”, “You’ll Come Back To Me” and “Entrapped Soul” are
my personal favorites. Among the new cuts, you’ll recognize the overwhelming
power of this band resulting in a few new attention grabbers.
–
– – :
Vlad In Tears is the kind of formation, which is ‘big’ in Germany, but
less recognized abroad. That’s maybe because the music has something ‘common’
missing that little extra or that little detail making the difference with the
mass.
Conclusion:
This
is an album without real surprise, but the fans are going to like it!
Best
songs:
“Tonite”, “We Die Together”, “How Do You Know”, “You’ll Come Back To
Me”, “Entrapped Soul”.
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